State v. Helms

In this consolidated case, defendant appeals judgments of conviction for one count of criminal mistreatment in Case Number 12C42569 and five counts of first-degree sexual abuse in Case Number 12C47452. He was sentenced to terms of incarceration totaling 216 months and ordered to pay, among other amounts, a total of $8,510 in court-appointed attorney fees. He contends that the trial court plainly erred in ordering him to pay those court-appointed attorney fees in the absence of any evidence in the record to support a finding that he was or might be able to pay.1 The state concedes that the…